Dirigible-spotlight bracket



Nov. 3, 1925.

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Application ailganuaryfao, sebarrio. esaltati'ly To aff/rollout it 72mg/ @ovine/fat." A* 'i y Be it known that I3'Y Gronchi lil/Aman HAMAma citizen of the United.Y Statesjyre. sidingat La'E Porte,i in the county of/ Ila o Porte land' Statel of'Ifndiana, have invented, a certain new' anduseful Improvenientin llirigible-SpotliglitfBrackets; of which the following is a specification.

vehicle. Another Objectis to providefjin suchv a device a minimum ofiworkinggpar'ts.

Other objects willappear" from time tftime throughout the specificationl and'claims.l

Y My inventionA is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in .the- ,accompanying drawings; whereini 'i Figure 1 israf frontwview"` ofwaI portion v'of the automobile showing myV light in position' Figure 2 is a partial plan view of one wheel and a portion of the steering gear line 2-2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1;

vFigure l is a sectional View showing a portion of Figure 3 on an enlarged scale.

Like parts are designated by like characters throughout.

A is the axle of an automotive vehicle, carrying at either endsteering spindles A1 only one of which is shown. Mounted from this spindle in the usual manner is a wheel B. Extending rearwardly fromeach of the spindles is a spindle arm A2. -These are joined by a spindle connecting rod C. Y

Mounted above the axle by any suitable means is a chassis and frame generally designated by the letter D. As is customary this frame will be suspended fr-m the running gear by means of springs, but the details of this suspension are not shown as they form no part of the present invention.

My .light may be fastened to the vehicle in any suitable manner, but as shown it is fastened to the light lbracket which is already on the automobile. Thus there is on the Vehicle as shown generally in Figure with parts in section, taken generally ony l and' in det'ai-l in the oth'erfgures, i ai lightf holdiiigfbraclet froi-wliiclione Ofltlie usualfheadliglit's Eff is" sup pfoited v b" 1 i' `i of thefod E21 Extending@ neatl the bracketEfis the lfoweieridfo the member 'E Z'." :This en'd A is;.tlireadediarid' adjitedto receive' a nufE." is a shaft generally vertical ro-j vided with al laterally bent'iportioii Flfwliicli is perforated adjacent its end `as at G5 perforation o ,verliesj the lo.wer. end of the 1 ae1att1- naald byfjmeass 'er if' nie Start r SiluilfClolifflvliclel'and sitioiilby'tliemut on lthe shaft F[i s'"a, geierally 'f vhichy isglield againfstV excessive l' `sp ac eiiie1it"on` tlief sbafftby'riieaiis ff the .WasherGfafid;cher coter-pinetar the Ion-referido Sra-fa ,a 1 nie@ washer andvibrat'ionxf the'fp'ar'tsf Extending generally downwardly and rearwardly from the cylindrical portion G is a bracket H. This bracket carries at its lower end a pair of springs H1 H1, each of which has at its outer end a clamp H2. The v clamp H2 is adapted to be fitted over the spindle connecting rod C and to lbe tightened thereupon. By means of this connection and the spring H1, lateral movement of the spindle connecting rod will cause swinging movement of the arm H.

Attached to the cylindrical portion Gr by any suitable attaching means I is a light J to which lighting current is conducted by means of a conduit J1. As here shown the attaching meansI permits of considerable adjustment of the position of the light J with respect to the part Gr. The light may be attached to the part G in any suitable manner and any light may be attached thereto. The details of the attachment of the light and 'type of light itself form no particular part ofthe present invention.

Although I have shown an operative device, still it will be obvious that many changes in size, shape and arrangement of parts might be made without departing materially from the spirit of my. invention; and I wish therefore that my showing be taken as in a sense diagrammatic. 110

' light fastened to the cylindrical portion G,

and the springs which communicate with the rearwardly extending controlling arm are fastened to the steering .spindle connecting rod. Any movement of the steering gear will, of course, move the connecting rod laterally; and thus through the` yielding connectionV and the springs will move. the bracket arm and rotate it to cause movement of the light and thus the light is automatically and positively moved in response to movement of the 'steering gear. .Thus the light follows `the track of the lwheels yand points in the'direction in which they point whatever the direction of movement of the vehicle.

I claim:

l. In combination with a vehicle having a steering gear and supporting frame, a movable light mounting supported from said vehicle and includingja base mounted on said vehicle, and a lamp carrying portion mounted for rotation on said base and provided with'a lever arm, springs attached to said lever arm and directly a portion of the steering gear, whereby'saidlamp carrying portion is moved with the movement of said steering gear said springs forming the entire Y connection between said steering gear and said lever arm. .n v

2. In comblnation wlth va vehicle having a steering gear and a frame, a movable light mounting on Vsaid frame including va generally vertical shaft rigidly mounted thereon and a generally cylindrical lamp carrying portion mounted for rotation on said shaft and provided with a downwardly and rearwardly .extending lever arm, springs attached to said lever arm and to a portion of the steering gear of said vehicle whereby said lamp carrying portion is moved with the movement of said steering gear said springs forming the entire connection between said steering gear and said lever arm. 3. In combination with va vehicle having a steering gear and a frame, a movable ylight mounting on said frame including a generally vertical 'shaft rigidly mounted thereon and a generally cylindrical lamp carrying portion mounted for rotation on said shaft and provided with a downwardlynand rearwardly extending lever arm, springs attached to said lever arm and to a portion of the steering gear of said vehicle said springs forming the entire connectionv between said steering gear and said lever arm, there being adjustable attachments for springs on the steering gear and an anti-.rattling spring on the vertical shaft, bearing upon the lamp carrying portion and adapted to take up looseness and prevent rattling of the parts. Signed at La Porte, county of La Porte and State of Indiana, this 25th day of January, 1924. GEORGE WALTER HAMAN; 

